Juhu Beach Club opens in Oakland

This weekend, Michael Bauer will review Hillside Supper Club, a pop-up restaurant that evolved into a real brick-and-mortar one. Tonight, Juhu Beach Club cements its similar journey.

It was nearly two years ago that Preeti Mistry — at that point, riding the wave of Top Chef — launched Juhu Beach Club as a pop-up joint in SoMa’s Garage Cafe. The name stems from a street-food-laden area (err, beach) in Mumbai, and accordingly the menu was Mistry’s take on those street food offerings. The pop-up lasted a while, and after a few false alarms, she finally found her own space across the bay in Oakland, in the former SR24 location, not far from the freeway overpass.

Juhu Beach Club’s opening menu — click here to view in full — is divided into five sections: Starters ($4-$8), Soups & Salads ($4-$9), “Pavs” ($5 ea., $13 for 3), Curries ($12-$15) and Sides ($1.50-$5). Dessert is soft-serve Straus vanilla ice cream with Indian-themed toppings like sea salt curried peanuts and/or guava syrup. There is also beer and wine and a Sassy Lassi ($4) that your friend will order just because he/she wants to say those words aloud.